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prompt

[prompt] / prɒmpt /






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A key issue is whether the run-up will prompt SRS or Pentwater to sell some of their shares to capitalize on the huge recent gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Motoring groups say a $10 movement in the cost of oil will generally prompt a 7p change in prices at the pump.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

There’s no marvel in something created by feeding a prompt to a genAI program, never mind that 99% of the time, the result looks revolting and unnatural.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

High inflation earlier in the 2020s has left policymakers sensitive to perceptions that they are too tolerant of rising prices, so any hint of additional inflation could prompt interest-rate hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Instructions always very clear and payment prompt, but it was odd, all the same.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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